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This morning's run followed Gardiners Creek.
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Most of my running focus this week has been on recovery from last weekend. After struggling through the 40km trail run on the Sunday with some kind of bruised heel, I know I need to get it right if I want to have any hope of running a marathon in ten days time.
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Gardiners Creek wetlands.
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On Tuesday, I drove down to Melbourne for a family occasion this coming weekend, so used that as an excuse to have a second day off running. I was hoping that the 11km I ran yesterday would be easier, but my legs were stiff and the heel a little painful, though improving. Today, I tried a relatively flat 16.5km run in Melbourne's south-eastern suburbs, and though I felt strong enough, my legs were still heavy and my heel a little sore.
My experience in the past has been that if I just train steadily and moderately for a couple of weeks I freshen up and the injuries abate. With luck, that's what will happen this time as well. I'll run an easy 5km tomorrow and then do a longer run on Saturday as my last before the marathon......if I run it.
